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it was about a rejection of mitt romney. michele bachmann, a rejection of mitt romney. newt gingrich, a rejection of mitt romney. and now newt gingrich rejection two, and it's a rejection of mitt romney. we put him out in congress in 1988 because he sold us out in spending and taxes and he went to the floor and sided with democrats in his last speech, calling us the perfectionist caucus, and he is an opportunists. here is the problem, so is mitt romney. and the republican establishment in washington gave us $5 trillion of debt during the bush era, and took the surplus and turned it into a $1.5 trillion deficit. and george bush promising to end tyranny across the globe. and the conservative movement is saying stop. and newt gingrich will not be the final choice, but we are not handing this off to mitt romney for right now. >> what newt is doing and what is great at, is playing the music and piano of resentment, we have a lot of mad people. but the reason liquor sales have doubled, is because hard whisky is going to the republican office and champagne is going to the nanc
it was about a rejection of mitt romney. michele bachmann, a rejection of mitt romney. newt gingrich, a rejection of mitt romney. and now newt gingrich rejection two, and it's a rejection of mitt romney. we put him out in congress in 1988 because he sold us out in spending and taxes and he went to the floor and sided with democrats in his last speech, calling us the perfectionist caucus, and he is an opportunists. here is the problem, so is mitt romney. and the republican establishment in...
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romney, this whole year, can romney do this, and this defined by a lot of things. can he do that? >> we will leave it there. thank you very much. we invite you to visit our facebook timeline that we compiled together, 64 years. savannah saw it this morning. and i sat down with a couple guys, and that's online. on tuesday night, complete kults and analysis. on tuesday night, complete kults americans believe they should be in charge of their own future. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement planning. the heart of 10,000 advisors working with you one-to-one. together for your future. ♪ and then treats day after day... well that's like checking on your burgers after they're burnt! [ male announcer ] treat your frequent heartburn by blocking the acid with prilosec otc. and don't get heartburn in the first place! [ male announcer ] one pill a day. 24 hours
romney, this whole year, can romney do this, and this defined by a lot of things. can he do that? >> we will leave it there. thank you very much. we invite you to visit our facebook timeline that we compiled together, 64 years. savannah saw it this morning. and i sat down with a couple guys, and that's online. on tuesday night, complete kults and analysis. on tuesday night, complete kults americans believe they should be in charge of their own future. how they'll live tomorrow. for more...
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we've got to destroy romney. this year both conventions are going to be about romney. there's going to be a convention trying to break him through, connecting on the economy and jobs. then you're going to have a democratic election which i don't think is going to be about president obama. they've thrown in the towel on that. it's going to be about ruining romney. we won't really know what's going on in the polls and all this i think until late september after we go through all this. and i frankly think if romney can use his speech to put a positive vision going forward it will be a good contrast to the tone of the campaign that will do him a lot of good. >> governor brewer you also have, if there's a lot of work for romney to do, to break through some of the negative advertising, as you say, and mike said, there's also some issues that the party has right now. i mean here you have congresswoman akin with his comments about rape, that talked about abortion, doing a lot of damage. the entire republican establishment, including mitt romney saying get out, and he says no.
we've got to destroy romney. this year both conventions are going to be about romney. there's going to be a convention trying to break him through, connecting on the economy and jobs. then you're going to have a democratic election which i don't think is going to be about president obama. they've thrown in the towel on that. it's going to be about ruining romney. we won't really know what's going on in the polls and all this i think until late september after we go through all this. and i...
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governor romney said he wouldn't. governor romney said it was tragic that we entered the iraq war. one of the reasons that al qaeda strengthened during the last decade was our focus in iraq. so we are happy to have this debate and we'll have it obviously -- >> was this an intelligence failure? >> no. this was an event obviously, a complex event. we're only talking about a matter of weeks here. so as information was arrived at, as determinations were made, that was shared with the american people. and i think again the focus needs to be how do we make sure that our facilities and ambassadors and our personnel are secure going forward. and that's what the focus is on. >> as you know, the chairman of the homeland security committee has called for susan rice to resign. >> she's done an excellent job for this country and this administration. >> ben ghazi is so bad that the fbi can't even go in and investigate. what about the fact that there are military operations to find ambassador stephens' killers? what is america doing to change the trajectory in libya? >> well, i'm not going to spe
governor romney said he wouldn't. governor romney said it was tragic that we entered the iraq war. one of the reasons that al qaeda strengthened during the last decade was our focus in iraq. so we are happy to have this debate and we'll have it obviously -- >> was this an intelligence failure? >> no. this was an event obviously, a complex event. we're only talking about a matter of weeks here. so as information was arrived at, as determinations were made, that was shared with the...
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and then our political roundtable on the romney campaign under fire from romney conservatives what is the turn-around plan. are romney's troubles overstated? and what to look for as the candidates prepare for the debate. with a senior adviser to the romney campaign of democratic mayor of atlanta. and host of msnbc's "morning joe," joe scarborough and dee dee myers and chuck todd about what new polls in the battleground states tell us about the race. >>> good sunday morning, election day is 44 days away. but early voting starts soon in several key battleground states. polls showing a small pool of undecided voters left. it's important for mitt romney as he tries to steady his campaign before the all-important presidential debates begin october 3rd. joining me two top surrogates, democratic governor of massachusetts, duvall patrick and the republican senator from new hampshire, kelly ayotte. good to have you here. a lot to get to. let's start with the issue of taxes and mitt romney's tax returns he released showing in 2011 he paid an effective tax rate of 14%. he didn't have a job, this
and then our political roundtable on the romney campaign under fire from romney conservatives what is the turn-around plan. are romney's troubles overstated? and what to look for as the candidates prepare for the debate. with a senior adviser to the romney campaign of democratic mayor of atlanta. and host of msnbc's "morning joe," joe scarborough and dee dee myers and chuck todd about what new polls in the battleground states tell us about the race. >>> good sunday morning,...
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romney's debate sparring partner. joining us live from the debate site. >>> plus, our roundtable weighs in. from "the new york times," columnist tom friedman. and white house correspondent helean cooper. and former white house press secretary for president clinton dee dee myers.ne cooper. and former white house press secretary for president clinton dee dee myers. >>> from nbc news in washington, it's "meet the press" with david gregory. >>> the latest nbc news/"wall street journal" poll for where this race stands, chuck todd has the numbers. this is significant. >> this is among likely voters, david. 47%, 47%. not all tied races are equal. the president sitting at 47% if this were the sunday before election day there would be a lot of concerns in chicago. they want to be at 48% or 49%. sitting at 47% is good for a challenger, not a good number for an incumbent. let's go inside the numbers a little bit. the gender gap. you brought it up. among men, romney, a 10-point lead. let's go to women. this is interesting. presid
romney's debate sparring partner. joining us live from the debate site. >>> plus, our roundtable weighs in. from "the new york times," columnist tom friedman. and white house correspondent helean cooper. and former white house press secretary for president clinton dee dee myers.ne cooper. and former white house press secretary for president clinton dee dee myers. >>> from nbc news in washington, it's "meet the press" with david gregory. >>> the...
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romney's home states. arizona, i can make an argument that gingrich should do fairly well there. it's a very conservative state. but his position on immigration, i think the romney people will be able to exploit it and make it a liability for him there. he could go 0 for the next 6, going into super tuesday, and that's a problem. >> meantime, doris kearns goodwin, you have the president, president obama who got into the game big. when you are president you can give the state of the union address and reach 40 million people, even if the numbers are down. here is the cover of a magazine, and it shows president obama watching the super bowl and it's gingrich and romney tackling each other. what kind of week did president obama have in unveiling his campaign strategy? >> well, a good week. the more course the language between the republicans the more they lose as a brand for the party. it's the worst that i have seen in a while. it is. not as bad as van buren, they have not descended to that. sarah palin is an
romney's home states. arizona, i can make an argument that gingrich should do fairly well there. it's a very conservative state. but his position on immigration, i think the romney people will be able to exploit it and make it a liability for him there. he could go 0 for the next 6, going into super tuesday, and that's a problem. >> meantime, doris kearns goodwin, you have the president, president obama who got into the game big. when you are president you can give the state of the union...
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why am i for romney? i'm for mitt romney because i'm working with the wind in my face. this unemployment number it means the wind is stronger in my face in ohio. he will fight the budget, cut taxes, provide certainty, stream line regulations. that is what i need in ohio. >> you mention the strength in ohio. a battle ground state, unemployment numbers then and now. in ohio in the third quarter 9.8%. you see florida, nevada, colorado and virginia. look at the numbers now. you are at 7.4% in ohio. florida down. nevada, colorado and virginia. what you didn't mention and what the president would is that the auto bailout created jobs not just in that sector but in sectors that rely upon it. is there not credit for the president there? >> i'm glad the auto industry -- >> romney would not have bailed them out. >> i'm not here to debate -- >> that's a fact. you said what turned ohio around several things and you did not mention the auto bailout. >> 73,000 jobs created in the last since '11. how many direct in the auto industry? 1,800. what we have done in ohio is diversified the
why am i for romney? i'm for mitt romney because i'm working with the wind in my face. this unemployment number it means the wind is stronger in my face in ohio. he will fight the budget, cut taxes, provide certainty, stream line regulations. that is what i need in ohio. >> you mention the strength in ohio. a battle ground state, unemployment numbers then and now. in ohio in the third quarter 9.8%. you see florida, nevada, colorado and virginia. look at the numbers now. you are at 7.4% in...
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romney, this whole year, can romney do this, and this defined by a lot of things. can he do that? >> we will leave it there. thank you very much. we invite you to visit our facebook timeline that we compiled together, 64 years. savannah saw it this morning. and i sat down with a couple guys, and that's online. on tuesday night, complete kults and analysis. on tuesday night, complete kults and analysis. th [ male announcer ] for a better-looking tomorrow. vicks nyquil cold & flu. the nighttime sniffling, sneezing, coughing, aching, fever, best sleep you ever got with a cold...medicine. [ deep breath ] ♪ 1, 2, 3, 4 ♪ [ laughter ] [ male announcer ] vicks dayquil. defeats 5 cold & flu symptoms. ♪ -- captions by vitac -- www.vitac.com
romney, this whole year, can romney do this, and this defined by a lot of things. can he do that? >> we will leave it there. thank you very much. we invite you to visit our facebook timeline that we compiled together, 64 years. savannah saw it this morning. and i sat down with a couple guys, and that's online. on tuesday night, complete kults and analysis. on tuesday night, complete kults and analysis. th [ male announcer ] for a better-looking tomorrow. vicks nyquil cold & flu. the...
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romney, this whole year, can romney do this, and this defined by a lot of things. can he do that? >> we will leave it there. thank you very much. we invite you to visit our facebook timeline that we compiled together, 64 years. savannah saw it this morning. and i sat down with a couple guys, and that's online. on tuesday night, complete kults and analysis. that's ♪ uhh! [ alyson ] just keep walking... ♪ oh, come on! ♪ ugh, again! [ sniffs ] that's what i'm talkin' about. [ female announcer ] new head & shoulders green apple, with an enticing scent. works on the scalp for up to 100% flake-free hair that's irresistibly fragrant. [ both laugh ] [ female announcer ] new head & shoulders green apple. and only hopes to achieve them. so you'll be happy to know that when it comes to your investment goals, northern trust uses award-winning expertise to lead you through an interactive investment process. adding precision to your portfolio construction by directly matching your assets and your risk preferences against your unique life goals. we call it goals driven investing. your life
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giving romney florida. that's with giving him iowa. that's with giving him colorado. that's this issue of the battleground versus the popular vote. >> all right. more to come from chuck todd. thank you boesch -- thank you very much. we'll be back in a couple of minutes with him. i want to get to our battleground governors in a minute. but i want to start around the table here with our roundtable. i mentioned rachel maddow is here from msnbc. carly fiorina, david brooks of t"the new york times," e.j. dionne of "the washington post." i feel like the final stretch is going to be dominated by the fight over the economy. it's what ultimately can tip the scales. we have seen now an argument from the president that is about trust. and this is how he lays it out against governor romney. >> there's no more serious issue in a presidential campaign than trust. trust matters. you know, you want to know that the person who is applying to be your president and commander in chief is trustworthy, that he means what he says
giving romney florida. that's with giving him iowa. that's with giving him colorado. that's this issue of the battleground versus the popular vote. >> all right. more to come from chuck todd. thank you boesch -- thank you very much. we'll be back in a couple of minutes with him. i want to get to our battleground governors in a minute. but i want to start around the table here with our roundtable. i mentioned rachel maddow is here from msnbc. carly fiorina, david brooks of t"the new...
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but mitt romney has his own plan. the fact is, i think these two gentlemen together are showing this country that they're going to they're a lot of ideas on how to get this country back on track. and that mitt romney respects paul's ideas, and he has the leadership and courage to choose paul ryan. and i think what it shows this country is that we are going to have a presidency of leadership and courage to solve the biggest problems facing america. >> one of the things that paul ryan has -- chairman ryan, from the new yorker, that he was embarrassed about the push years, profligate spending, increasing the debt. but let's also point to the record. paul ryan was a reliable vote on t.a.r.p., the bank bailout, on the wars, on prescription drug benefits, on tax cuts. everything that he said he was embarrassed by, is he not accountable for those votes? >> well, i think that, you know, you have to judge, you know, a particular vote with the information that you have at that time. and i think in a particular -- >> but i thoug
but mitt romney has his own plan. the fact is, i think these two gentlemen together are showing this country that they're going to they're a lot of ideas on how to get this country back on track. and that mitt romney respects paul's ideas, and he has the leadership and courage to choose paul ryan. and i think what it shows this country is that we are going to have a presidency of leadership and courage to solve the biggest problems facing america. >> one of the things that paul ryan has...
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if he had actually studied romney, why didn't he say it? why didn't he take romney head-on? the charges on the tax cuts are just plain wrong and i think virtually every analyst has said and even your deputy campaign manager said, the charge was made and so on. forgetting that for a second. the job of the president is supposed to be to be competent and to be able to stand up for what he believes in and to be able to articulate what's wrong. mitt romney walked over him. it's funny that eastwood now just as mr. green, i paid for this microphone was one of ronald reagan's breakthrough moment. the weird moment with eastwood and an empty chair may be symbolic of the first debate. >> the issue of the taxes alone, the big knock against governor romney here is that he walks away from a $5 trillion tax cut plan. he assumes that tax cuts spur growth and make the math work. simpson bowles say his math doesn't add up. you either explode the deficit. raise the middle class tax cuts, something has to give. >> something has to give and we just heard mike say that maybe the thing that gives
if he had actually studied romney, why didn't he say it? why didn't he take romney head-on? the charges on the tax cuts are just plain wrong and i think virtually every analyst has said and even your deputy campaign manager said, the charge was made and so on. forgetting that for a second. the job of the president is supposed to be to be competent and to be able to stand up for what he believes in and to be able to articulate what's wrong. mitt romney walked over him. it's funny that eastwood...
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. >> romney delivers. the president tries to recover. >> when i got off the stage, i met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. >> the economy is again the central focus. the new jobs numbers drop the unm employment rate below 9%. >> we have made too much progress. >> a sign of recovery as the voters head to the polls. we cover it all this morning. the policy fight emerging from the debate and the policy. what does the debate reveal about these two men? >>> plus, our preview of the vice presidential debate this coming week. this morning, a special panel. obama campaign senior adviser robert gibbs. former republican presidential candidate newt gingrich. hilary rosen. mike murphy. and nbc's chief white house correspondent and political director chuck todd. >>> and finally, what you haven't heard from arnold schwarzenegger this week. a revealing conversation with the former california governor. he talks politics and his personal failings. >> what would you like your sons to learn from your m
. >> romney delivers. the president tries to recover. >> when i got off the stage, i met this very spirited fellow who claimed to be mitt romney. >> the economy is again the central focus. the new jobs numbers drop the unm employment rate below 9%. >> we have made too much progress. >> a sign of recovery as the voters head to the polls. we cover it all this morning. the policy fight emerging from the debate and the policy. what does the debate reveal about these...
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can the romney jug nunt be derailed. you said if the election were held tomorrow, you are saying it would be newt gingrich who would win south carolina. who do you think will win now? >> i think the deates, i think, will be outcome determinative. and if for some reason he is not derailed here and mitt romney wins south carolina, i think it should be over. there would be que a testament to his ability as a candidate d campaign, and i hope the party would rally around him if he did win south carolina. >> and if they e going to drive the out come, the social consub-tive leaders meet in texas, and they saythe guy is rick santorum. but you heard speaker ngrich, who said i don't think he's going anywhere. at is the impact of their vote over the weekend? >> well the evangelical vote will be hurnlg, and a strong turnout, but you have to consider you have three peop gog after the evangelical vote strongly. it's hard to find a single candidate that rallies all of the chriian voters in south carolina, and therefore that splintered
can the romney jug nunt be derailed. you said if the election were held tomorrow, you are saying it would be newt gingrich who would win south carolina. who do you think will win now? >> i think the deates, i think, will be outcome determinative. and if for some reason he is not derailed here and mitt romney wins south carolina, i think it should be over. there would be que a testament to his ability as a candidate d campaign, and i hope the party would rally around him if he did win...
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they said romney threw people on the street. romney was gone by then. they said they are loading up debt and dumping then. the companies have no higher default rate than anyone else. that damages his personal reputation. >> first of all, when george bush began his 2004 campaign against john kerry he began in february and march. i didn't see republicans then saying the president should never attack an opponent. secondly the argument over bain is part of the substantive argument over american capitalism. if romney said from the beginning his role as a job creator at bane was the key reason he should be president thanks to this exchange even rush limbaugh has said, no, private equity firms aren't about creating jobs. if you go back into our history it's something i talk about in the book. we have been arguing about the nature of american capitalism from the beginning. whether it's hamilton and clay talking about manufacturing. andrew jackson, the debate on the bank of the united states or wilson who warned of the time when the power of commerce -- finance
they said romney threw people on the street. romney was gone by then. they said they are loading up debt and dumping then. the companies have no higher default rate than anyone else. that damages his personal reputation. >> first of all, when george bush began his 2004 campaign against john kerry he began in february and march. i didn't see republicans then saying the president should never attack an opponent. secondly the argument over bain is part of the substantive argument over...
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but romney has two problems. the staunch conservatives, evangelical christians, tea partiers, overlapping groups. that's not the biggest deal, even though this could cause him problems because turnout might be just a little depressed among them, and he's going to have to waste some time rallying them when he would prefer to middle of the road voters. romney wins these primaries because he wins big over voters earning over $100,000 a year and especially over $200,000 a year. the republicans need to beat obama among white working-class voters. in "the new york times" this morning said romney is starting to look like a walking dollar sign, and that's what he's got to stop. and right now obama's doing well enough in the white working-class vote to win. but it is only march. >> let me talk about something bigger as i've been alluding to throughout the program. we had this moment this week with the president in the press conference talking about why he called sandra fluke after limbaugh had attacked her. and he was doi
but romney has two problems. the staunch conservatives, evangelical christians, tea partiers, overlapping groups. that's not the biggest deal, even though this could cause him problems because turnout might be just a little depressed among them, and he's going to have to waste some time rallying them when he would prefer to middle of the road voters. romney wins these primaries because he wins big over voters earning over $100,000 a year and especially over $200,000 a year. the republicans need...
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the 2012 gop ticket is now romney/ryan. a critical moment of the campaign. >> with energy and vision, paul ryan has become an intellectual leader of the republican party. >> and a new phase in the fight against president obama. >> the commitment mitt romney and i make to you is this -- we he won't duck the tough issues. we will lead. >> we'll explore all the big questions. who is paul ryan? is he a game-changing choice politically? do his views on the budget and medicare make the pick higher risk than reward? we've got it covered from both sides. two top republicans who know him well. the chairman of the republan party reince priebus. and the governor of ryan's home state of wisconsin, scott walker. plus, the man whose job it is to help president obama defeat the romney/ryan ticket, chief strategist for the obama campaign, david axelrod. and finally, full analysis on what this all means for the remaining 86 days of the campaign. with us, editor of the national review, rich lowry. msnbc's rachel maddow. author and radio talk
the 2012 gop ticket is now romney/ryan. a critical moment of the campaign. >> with energy and vision, paul ryan has become an intellectual leader of the republican party. >> and a new phase in the fight against president obama. >> the commitment mitt romney and i make to you is this -- we he won't duck the tough issues. we will lead. >> we'll explore all the big questions. who is paul ryan? is he a game-changing choice politically? do his views on the budget and medicare...
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romney wanted the bankruptcy. what romney didn't say but he should have, there would have had to be a government liquidity loan to get the new thing up on his feet. >> he's not saying that. when you listen to what he wanted to do it was, okay, gm, triage. you can't do triage. it is still one of the largest companies in the world. >> the bankruptcy was the triage. they off load pension debt. give chrysler to fiat. the government put in billions and billions of dollars. >> take local issues like mine. investinginfrastructure. romney's talking about not investing in those things. he's talking about giving tax breaks to the wealthiest people in this country. >> this is why bain actually does matter. because it needs to be used to talk about the bigger issue. bain fundamentally is about two conflicting visions. i don't entirely agree with how you see the visions. this is about a president who thinks that private business is bad. you need bigger government, more regulation, higher taxes, all of those things and people l
romney wanted the bankruptcy. what romney didn't say but he should have, there would have had to be a government liquidity loan to get the new thing up on his feet. >> he's not saying that. when you listen to what he wanted to do it was, okay, gm, triage. you can't do triage. it is still one of the largest companies in the world. >> the bankruptcy was the triage. they off load pension debt. give chrysler to fiat. the government put in billions and billions of dollars. >> take...
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who exactly is mitt romney? would his victory speech this week tell us about how he's going to run. >> it's still about the economy. and we're not stupid. >> to the deciders in this election. one key group i can tell you is women. the big question is still, how will they be won over? i'm going to discuss it this morning with two campaign insiders. ed gallespie and robert gibbs. senior adviser to president obama's campaign. >>> also, after the firestorm. she started by going after ann romney. democratic strategist hilary rosen is back, and only here, with a few more things to say. >>> also here this morning msnbc's rachel maddow. republican strategist alex castellanos. and congressman cathy mcmorris-rodgers. >>> plus, it's the morning after. a big night here in washington. the washington koerns dinner adds a little glitz. it gives the president a chance to use some comedy as a political weapon. >> it's great to be here this evening in the vast, mag sif sent hilton ballroom. or what mitt romney would call a real f
who exactly is mitt romney? would his victory speech this week tell us about how he's going to run. >> it's still about the economy. and we're not stupid. >> to the deciders in this election. one key group i can tell you is women. the big question is still, how will they be won over? i'm going to discuss it this morning with two campaign insiders. ed gallespie and robert gibbs. senior adviser to president obama's campaign. >>> also, after the firestorm. she started by going...
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can romney extend it in the south? can santorum expand it beyond the base of support he has right now in the party? romney, it seems to me can he make the math become the momentum? he is in the middle of a very difficult ten days in the math, and for president obama, what we have been talking about as well, is he going to get credit for an improving economy, or will be he tagged with somebody who is not recovering the economy quickly enough? that's our back drop. peggy noonan, start us off. how do you see the race right now? >> i think that you still have to say that mr. romney is the one whose fortunes everybody watches because he's still the frontrunner. others have risen and fallen and come and gone, and i think the race is romney, who has a way of grinding it out and staying, not doing the up and down, but just staying. and santorum, who is coming up and he has a close poll in illinois, and who is holding on and who is trying to break through as the not romney, and he is trying to make it a two-man race and we'll s
can romney extend it in the south? can santorum expand it beyond the base of support he has right now in the party? romney, it seems to me can he make the math become the momentum? he is in the middle of a very difficult ten days in the math, and for president obama, what we have been talking about as well, is he going to get credit for an improving economy, or will be he tagged with somebody who is not recovering the economy quickly enough? that's our back drop. peggy noonan, start us off. how...
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romney was done. he had a very strong debate performance. but it took the stench of defeat to free him from the far right of the republican party. he got to move away because he was in such a desperate position that he got to say whatever he wanted to say. so defeat and the worry of defeat allowed him to run away from his $4.8 million tax cut that he wanted to provide, it allowed him to start claiming parts of president obama's health care plan, and the president of the united states has got to stand up and every time sharply address him and not let him get away with it. he is a great salesman. i'd buy a car from him. >> tom, how do you see it? >> i see it as good for the country. i think these debates have reenergized the country. i think that the two candidates have to have big ideas and they're going to have to be explained not only coherently but practically speaking. they'll have to be candid with the american public. i think we'll hear from president obama as we did not in that first debate a lo
romney was done. he had a very strong debate performance. but it took the stench of defeat to free him from the far right of the republican party. he got to move away because he was in such a desperate position that he got to say whatever he wanted to say. so defeat and the worry of defeat allowed him to run away from his $4.8 million tax cut that he wanted to provide, it allowed him to start claiming parts of president obama's health care plan, and the president of the united states has got to...
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mitt romney. but if i had to pick one guy to have my back in a crisis, it would be barack obama. he's been amazing, you know? so kind, such a leader, a true inspiration. again, i'll be a good soldier. i'll vote for romney. but i'm going to hate it! [ laughter ] >> do you hear me? i will hate it! >> it gets a laugh. but my question, do you think in real life governor christie overdid it and gave an advantage to the president in this critical final week? >> governor christie was doing what he had to do, and he still has a challenge ahead of him. and, you know, my hat is off to him, to mayor booker, who is there with you, in dealing with the tragedy that has occurred. i mean, we're seeing the reports down here in virginia just the same as everyone across the country. our hearts go out to the people who do not have lights. some do not have shelter. do not have fuel to drive their car or to carry on their lives. i think this goes really beyond politics right now. and this is an issue of human compassio
mitt romney. but if i had to pick one guy to have my back in a crisis, it would be barack obama. he's been amazing, you know? so kind, such a leader, a true inspiration. again, i'll be a good soldier. i'll vote for romney. but i'm going to hate it! [ laughter ] >> do you hear me? i will hate it! >> it gets a laugh. but my question, do you think in real life governor christie overdid it and gave an advantage to the president in this critical final week? >> governor christie was...
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romney. there's so few undecideds. but lately i have a feeling there's a sort of feeling of dissatisfaction among a lot of voters with the choices they have. they are open to persuasion. they are open to listening for the next 70, 80 days, to a point of view that is serious and not low. they want hope. the big group of americans who are feeling cynical and diffected. if somebody could reach to them and say i can help, that would be very powerful. >> the upside of the ryan pick, i think in this case about governing, it sort of widens the -- the width of this election, instead of a 51/49 race we might have a 53/47 in either direction. by having the medicare debate you're forcing the large argument about that role of government so you're forcing everybody to take a side. where do you want the government to be? and the winner might actually have a governing mandate. for a small window, might actually have a governing mandate. >> i agree with chuck on this, that i think for all the talk about how nasty the campaign is, even
romney. there's so few undecideds. but lately i have a feeling there's a sort of feeling of dissatisfaction among a lot of voters with the choices they have. they are open to persuasion. they are open to listening for the next 70, 80 days, to a point of view that is serious and not low. they want hope. the big group of americans who are feeling cynical and diffected. if somebody could reach to them and say i can help, that would be very powerful. >> the upside of the ryan pick, i think in...
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why am i for romney? i'm for mitt romney because i'm working with the wind in my face. these unemployment numbers, this job growth number of 69,000 out of 300 million americans, it means the wind is stronger in my face in ohio. do you know what romney will do? he'll fight the balanced budget. can't do it overnight. he'll cut taxes, provide certainty, streamline regulations. that is what i need in ohio. >> you mention the strength in ohio. a battle ground state, unemployment numbers then and now. then let's talk about ohio. in ohio in the third quarter last three months of 2010, 9.8%. you see florida, nevada, colorado and virginia. look at the numbers now. as you pointed out earlier in the program. you are at 7.4% in ohio. florida is down. nevada, colorado and virginia. what you didn't mention and what the president would is that the auto bailout created jobs not just in that sector but in sectors that rely upon it. is there not credit for the president there? >> david, look. the fact is we're thrilled with the auto jobs. i'm glad the auto industry has been stabilized. >
why am i for romney? i'm for mitt romney because i'm working with the wind in my face. these unemployment numbers, this job growth number of 69,000 out of 300 million americans, it means the wind is stronger in my face in ohio. do you know what romney will do? he'll fight the balanced budget. can't do it overnight. he'll cut taxes, provide certainty, streamline regulations. that is what i need in ohio. >> you mention the strength in ohio. a battle ground state, unemployment numbers then...
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they said romney left two people out in the street. romney was gone by then. they said they were loading up debt and dumping them. these companies have no higher default rates and starting negative not only distracts you, but also damages his personal reputation. e.j.? >> first of all, when george bush began his 2004 campaign against john kerry he began the attacks in february and march, so i don't see -- i didn't see any republicans saying the president should never attack his opponents and secondly the argument over bain is part of the substantive argument over the future of american capitalism. first, it's romney from the beginning was saying his role as a job creator at bain was the key reason why he should be president. thanks to this exchange even rush limbaugh has said no, private equity companies are not about creating jobs, but if you go back in the history it's one of the things we talk about about in my book, we argue about the nature of capitalism from the very beginning whether it's hamilton and clay arguing about manufacturing and andrew jackson
they said romney left two people out in the street. romney was gone by then. they said they were loading up debt and dumping them. these companies have no higher default rates and starting negative not only distracts you, but also damages his personal reputation. e.j.? >> first of all, when george bush began his 2004 campaign against john kerry he began the attacks in february and march, so i don't see -- i didn't see any republicans saying the president should never attack his opponents...
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mitt romney has spoken in tampa. arguing the president has fallen well short of his goals. >> president obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans. and to heal the planet. my promise is to help you and your family. >> now it's the president and the democrats who counter in charlotte. the issue, taxes and spending. debt and entitlement programs like medicare, and key voting groups like women, and latinos. making the case for the white house this morning, an architect of mr. obama's first term, now the mayor of chicago, rahm emanuel. also, a special discussion on the politics and strategy of the race. by showcasing ann romney and offering more personal details about himself, did romney forge a new connection with undecided voters? and how will president obama defend himself and his record this week when he takes the stage thursday night? with us, former republican presidential candidate newt gingrich. nbc's tom brokaw. "new york times" columnist tom friedman. presidential historian doris kearns goodwin. and
mitt romney has spoken in tampa. arguing the president has fallen well short of his goals. >> president obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans. and to heal the planet. my promise is to help you and your family. >> now it's the president and the democrats who counter in charlotte. the issue, taxes and spending. debt and entitlement programs like medicare, and key voting groups like women, and latinos. making the case for the white house this morning, an architect of...
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destroy romney. this is part of what they wrote, the second aspect of the campaign to define romney is his record as ceo of bain, a firm that was responsible for both creating and eliminating jobs. obama officials intend to frame romney as the very picture of greed in the great recession, a sort of political gordon gekko. in other words, both things can be true. you can excavate his record at bain and you can also be distracting from a slow economy that you're presiding over. >> what we need to get back to talking about is how did we get out of the great depression? and what can we do to get out of where we are right now. we're kind of boxed in as a country. you know, right now, this president should be pushing forward further go talking about job creation. quite frankly romney should be forced to talk about what are one, two, three acts of creating jobs. he's not talking about it. he said look we all are suffering from 14.4% joblessness or 14.2%. but he wouldn't go further and say this is how. this
destroy romney. this is part of what they wrote, the second aspect of the campaign to define romney is his record as ceo of bain, a firm that was responsible for both creating and eliminating jobs. obama officials intend to frame romney as the very picture of greed in the great recession, a sort of political gordon gekko. in other words, both things can be true. you can excavate his record at bain and you can also be distracting from a slow economy that you're presiding over. >> what we...
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mitt romney down at 34%. tom, does this speak more to mitt romney or a bigger problem with the republican party or the political system as we know it in 2012? >> i think it's two things. i think it is the fact that in my view the republican party is no longer a conservative party. it's become a radical party on a lot of the key issues. that's number one. number two, i just came back from new zealand, okay, you have people living in the outback of australia who look at mitt romney, say, not authentic. i mean, you know this is a guy who's running against everything he's believed his whole life. and it's just so staggeringly obviously. >> one thing quickly, if you look at the gallup presidential approval numbers, only three presidents have been below 50% at this point, truman, carter, jonchs h.w. bush. only one of them won. >> the president's numbers float from the low 40s -- >> again, everybody who has won re-election since truman has been above 50%. >> it looks like it may be a vote for none of the above. >>>
mitt romney down at 34%. tom, does this speak more to mitt romney or a bigger problem with the republican party or the political system as we know it in 2012? >> i think it's two things. i think it is the fact that in my view the republican party is no longer a conservative party. it's become a radical party on a lot of the key issues. that's number one. number two, i just came back from new zealand, okay, you have people living in the outback of australia who look at mitt romney, say,...
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we've got to destroy romney. so this year, both are going to be about romney. there's going to be a convention here breaking forward. it's going to be about ruining romney. so we won't know what's going on until late september, after we go through all of this. and i frakly think if i request use husband speech, it will be a good contrast to the tone of the campaign that governor bush got to. >> there eegs also some issues at the parties. doing a lot of damage, the entire establishment saying get out and he says no, you have a fight on immigration that has created some fissures to even the republican party. >> our demographics are changing and we have to change not necessarily our core believes, but the tone of our message and the message of the intentionty of it. >> do you agree with that? when it comes to let's start with women and out reach to women and what they care about? >> well, i think, you know, everybody wants to divert the real issues. i think there's been a plum etting, if you will, of republicans. the democrats have certainly tried to wage a war ge
we've got to destroy romney. so this year, both are going to be about romney. there's going to be a convention here breaking forward. it's going to be about ruining romney. so we won't know what's going on until late september, after we go through all of this. and i frakly think if i request use husband speech, it will be a good contrast to the tone of the campaign that governor bush got to. >> there eegs also some issues at the parties. doing a lot of damage, the entire establishment...
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it's a narrow path for romney. he's behind and i think it's down to convention's a missed opportunity. the pressure on him to win that first debate. he doesn't win the first debate i don't know how -- >> i completely agree with that. and i think that you can tell the democrats won the pairing of the conventions because liberals say the democrats won. but a lot of conservatives think the democrats won the convention. and i think a couple of things happened. one, bill clinton, as my colleague greg sargent noted is for a lot of undecided voters a kind of referee, vouching agent on the economy. a lot of voters say look, we were gang busters under clinton. if he says this, it may be true. it doesn't decide it, but they listen. i think the other thing is the republican convention was all about business investment and it was businessmen who are the dominant figures, workers almost disappeared from that convention. what was striking about the democratic convention, it came through in their speech, there was much more talk
it's a narrow path for romney. he's behind and i think it's down to convention's a missed opportunity. the pressure on him to win that first debate. he doesn't win the first debate i don't know how -- >> i completely agree with that. and i think that you can tell the democrats won the pairing of the conventions because liberals say the democrats won. but a lot of conservatives think the democrats won the convention. and i think a couple of things happened. one, bill clinton, as my...
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romney. >> i did go back and look at my taxets and over the past ten years, i never paid more than 13%. >> with us for a debate this morning, two influential voices in their party. chair the republican governor'ses so yaks bob mcdon afld virginia and the chair of the governor's association martin owe mall live maryland. plus we will hear from new york city mayor, rudy giuliani. then the campaign's tone. how nasty it's become. >> so mr. president, take your campaign of anger, and hate and get back it chicago and let us get back it rebuilding and reuniting america. >> our political roundtable on the road ahead. democratic mayor of atlanta, tea party back gop from texas ted cruz. chief white house koerpt chuck todd and columnist peggy noonian from the washington journal and ej dpsh dionne from the washington post. >> meet the press with david gregory. >> we are a little more than a week away from the republican convention and the campaign has turned even nastier with a big focus as you know, on
romney. >> i did go back and look at my taxets and over the past ten years, i never paid more than 13%. >> with us for a debate this morning, two influential voices in their party. chair the republican governor'ses so yaks bob mcdon afld virginia and the chair of the governor's association martin owe mall live maryland. plus we will hear from new york city mayor, rudy giuliani. then the campaign's tone. how nasty it's become. >> so mr. president, take your campaign of anger,...
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romney looks for a comeback. washington cannot be changed from the inside. >> >>> he said he can't change washington from the inside. he can only change it from outside. well we're going to give him that chance in november, he's going outside. >> but it's rom any who spent perhaps his worst week of the campaign. on the defensive. after the release of his 2011 tax return and now this now-infamous recording from a may fundraiser. >> the 24% are with him. the government has the responsibility to care for them. >> a debate this morning about the 47%. taxes and government dependence. with two top surrogates for the candidate. democratic governor of massachusetts, duvall patrick and republican senator from new hampshire, kelly ayok. and then our political roundtable on the romney campaign under fire from romney conservatives what is the turn-around plan. are romney's troubles overstated? and what to look for as the candidates prepare for the debate. with a senior adviser to the romney campaign of democratic mayor of at
romney looks for a comeback. washington cannot be changed from the inside. >> >>> he said he can't change washington from the inside. he can only change it from outside. well we're going to give him that chance in november, he's going outside. >> but it's rom any who spent perhaps his worst week of the campaign. on the defensive. after the release of his 2011 tax return and now this now-infamous recording from a may fundraiser. >> the 24% are with him. the government...